WMOD00395

• Title: Weather Modification Reporting Program - 1973-1978
• Date: 6/1/1979
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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AP)?ENDIX B

IUtIS IlND IKUlATtONI

P1'OPOled to &IIleIIdtae :ndeI OD IMIDo
taIn1Da' recorda and submitting reparti
ClD weather modIfteaUOD aettntfeIJ <n PB
221174 IlDd It PH. lli12}. r.&aMl&d: per..
IODIJ were I1ftD untu 1lfan:b 25. 18'1'1' to
IRlbm!t wrrttm views. abtettlu.:.... nam';
mendattons. Ol"llI!II!St1ODS In ec-.uih,.,tII...
with the Plopo,.ed amendmentlr. "ftut ft!w
comments received In nspanlle to tile
IIDUce have bel!n emm1dered In cIet&l1.
aDd, _ a rauJt.1IllIIIe rt!'VtIItoIII bave IIeeD
made In ttrese 1IIIIof!DdmeDtI.
'!'be ftrst revtstcm COftrs I 1lIlt.'(d) ,
the amendment that aJlows the Admln-
Jstrator to waive some reqwrements In
the reporttng of certain weather L1Od1-
ftcatfon attempts. "n1fs amendment haa
been e!arltled to provide speetfteaDy that
an weather modtt'lcatton acttvttles are to
be ~ to NOAA, that the AdmJnfs-
trator mQ decide to waiTe some subIIe-
quent reparUng requlrements for certa1n
aetfvtttes after l111tiaJ notl1!ea tton, and
that the basts tor such deetston wm be
the I'l!JlerlIl accept;abmt3'. tram a teehn1-
eal or se1enttftc viewpoint. of the appara-
tus and teehn1ques to be used.
'!'be lleCODd rev1s1on concerns the
period tar 1Ufnlr tntertm and ftnal re-
PCJI't& 8ec:t1ons 1lIlt.5Ca) and 1Oa.8 now
provide tor such reports to be med
within 45 days, since lome respondents
stated that they would encounter dlf-
ftculty In meeting a 30 dayrequfrement.
The 1b1a.l revfsion fn In 1 908,5ea) , with
respect to the effective closfng date tor
the Interim'report. period. In reeonsfd-
erfI1c thfs amendment, NOAA hu
deefded to adopt January 1 as the cIOI-
me date tor the fnterfm report In order
to avofd ambfcufty and to prezmoe 11DI1-
JII&17 reporg tbat more accarate17 re-
flect the status of weather modf1lcattan
acUvtttes ctm1nc a ea1eDdar year.
'!"be Cl'I'IIIDal raIeI 011 .....-..tntnr
reeorda and Il1Ilm1ttSDlr ft!PlIrtII on
--.ther modffteatton acthftfea were
PJIId1eIIed ID tile PIaJaAr. RlalJnD (37
PB 22I'M) . 'l'bese rules were auIxIe-
qaentJy amended (31 PR 1832). Par com-
PIeteD-. the revtatona mentioned above
met the remainder of the amenctmenta
uew belq deeted are lI1ID11D&t'bed as
folloWII:
1. SecttoD.lOa.Uk) and en baft been
tIddelt ot 'deftDe ~ IlDc! operator.
2. TIle Jut leDteDce III 'lOI.Jec) ...
been reatatect.
3. 8ectIon 801.3 (d) and (e) baft been
added.
f. BectIDD ..f(.) hM beeiD. reYtIed.
5. II!IecUlm lOIt.5f.) hM IIeeD ~;
t. 8eeUoD _.5(b} (2) bas been ..,..:
WOI'ded.
'I. 8ecUaIlIIU hMlIeen cbaased.
.. SeeUaa ..'(c) ... been ebanaed.
t, 8IcCIoIl ....(.HI) (yW) bas IIeea
NwOlded.
10. 8edIlJD ....e.) (2) bas been re-
worded.

The P\lI'POIC ot these rules fa to pro-
'fide .tor Ibe ft!PlInInc to the. AdmInSs-
tnt.or of the National Oceudc IlDd
A~hftie ~, U.& De-
llU'tmet1tat Commerce. at weather modi-.
1Ic&tton aettYlUes tat1Dc place within tbe.
0DItied Ifta.... P\D1I1IIU1t to t.:be reqaIre-.

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menta ot Pub, Law 92-205 as amended.
The Secretar:, ot CmDmeree . fand b7
delep.tion the AdmiDiIIerakA') III eharpd
UDder the lIboo1'e l<<w wtth &be ftlllPOnsIbfJ-
fty to URIRt,1e and retatrn records of
aueh weather modification activities, to
~ tIIeae records publicly aftDabJe to
the tullest elttent practicable, and to
publish summsrle5 ibereot from Ume to
time. 'Ole intent of thfs program Is that
apertIse In titre field of weather modi-
flcaUan wm bl! Ineressect: t!l.at seienttsta
and ,other COllCern.."d per'SOIIS will have
aecss to Information .rout l)l.St and on-
lOtncefforts toward weathm' modtt'lca-
Uan; Ulatconcemed pernODl; can deter-
iDfne whether their aetfvUfes wID be
neoeasary or duplicative, C8J]. check both
desfnlble and andesfrablc iatmospheric
ehaD8es aptnst records ot weather
1J1tIdffteaUon. liDd can be aleJ:t to possible
terrttortal O1rerl.ppfngs (If weather
modUleatton operations. In .ddftion, this
reportfng program provides Information
on the possfb:lI1ty of harm to persons,
property, or the environment.. .or ot inter-
ference with ~ederal resea.rchllroJects.
Appropriate Federal agen<:ies also re-
port thefr wealher modfftcatton activittes
to the Secretary ot Commerce. Thfs Fed-
enu reporting complements the report.
Ing of non-Federally sponsored projects
and provides for a central sourceot in-
formation CJn aIt weather modfftcatton
actfvfttes In the United States.
'!'be actions of the Department of
CoIIImen:e under these rules are not in-
tended as, nor do tbeJ' CODStItute.eontrol
er~ or weaUJerJDOdjffteatfon op-
era&taIIs. Im1DOttfteatfon that ma." be
made to operators and State 01lelals on
the buts ot InrormaUon recEived wID be
advtllo17 onb'.
"11Ieretore, }:iUftUaDt to the .uthorit3'
ec:mtaIDed In 111 U.8.C. 33O-ntle and 111
US.C. 313, f.be National Oceanic and At-
JDOBPherIe ActrDJn1stratlon (NOAA) has
amended Title 15. Code ot Federal Regn-
. l&UoDa by the Idditton at Pan lI08. These
rules are a:imfntstered by the Admtnls-
trator, NaUonaI Oceanic and Atmospher-
i: AdmIDJstratjlon, on behalt of the Sec-
reDz'J' at COIDIIIerce. pursuant. to the See-
retary'., deJepJDl ol.uthorU~ In aecUaD
I. ~11 .Olt at u.s. I)eparlment
at eoau:..erce ()rwanlllatiOD Order 25-6A.
TIle emrent nltIes. tncludfng aD amend-
ments. are rel;lUlill&hed below ID thefr
ctIretiv.

Boau IL 'WIan.
Auw.fltnltor.

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InJUal repm1;.
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.-AI. IIGIS1D. VOL 41, NO. IU--lHUIISDAY. JUNE 10, 1976

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